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Project Work Day!

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Students were assigned their final projects today. They have 3 class periods to work on it before it is due at the beginning of class on Thursday 5/19. There are two parts to the project...
  1. Psychological Analysis of a Favorite Story
  2. Happiness Poster
The details for the projects are attached below.

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Today we watched a documentary called "Happy" as a lead in to a project on positive psychology. Students completed several pre-viewing questions.
 
If you were absent, you can watch segments of the documentary on YouTube but I don't think it's available as a complete movie. Do you best to get the gist of what you missed.

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With more than half of each class out today due to the AP Calc exam, students had another day to relax before we start working on projects next week.

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As a reward for their hard work in preparing for the AP exam, we had a relaxing day of food, games, and studying for the next tests that many students have over the next few days.

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  1. Peer graded one of the two FRQs that I had not gotten done.
  2. Item-analysis of Monday's multiple choice test in order to see areas of focus for studying.
  3. AP Score predictor
  4. Final questions.
Good luck on Monday!!!

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Unit 9 Free-Response Questions!
 
If you have been absent for either one of the test days, please make arrangements to take the make-up tests as soon as possible.
 
HOMEWORK: Keep studying for the AP test (only 5 days to go!!!)

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Unit 9 Multiple Choice Test!

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CUPCAKE REVIEW!!!
  • Before starting the review, students had a chance to check their answers and getting any missing information from the Group Behavior reading guide since not all of it was in the text. The answer key is posted below if you need it.
  • Students then complete a series of 35 questions related to a cupcake sitting on their desks. As they completed each page, they were able to check their answers with the key posted around the room (also posted below).
Last multiple choice test is on Monday!

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  1. People, Studies, and Confusing Terms Heads Up Review
  2. AP Exam Pre-Admin (some students in each class needed to complete the pre-administration process for the AP Exam - those that did not, will be completing it in another of their classes; while they did that, the remaining students continued their review.
  3. Last Lecture and Class Notes of the Year!!! - see PPT below for the last lecture on Groups, Prejudice, Attraction, and Aggression.
Notebooks will be graded in class on Monday (I mistakenly told 3rd period it would be Thursday but it is not until Monday). We will finish the reading guide on Groupthink on Thursday before our review activity.
 
Additional review materials for the AP Exam are posted below.
 
HOMEWORK: Continue studying! The Unit 9 Multiple Choice test is on Monday.

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  1. Key People Heads Up
  2. Important Studies Review
  3. Handed out Confusing Pairs flashcards and gave students time to fold/glue them. For these ones, the full sheet should be folded in half so the confusing pairs stay together while you study. These are pairs of words that Psych teachers have determined consistent cause confusion for students.
  4. 425 Terms You Should Know (OPTIONAL) - this is a big document and I only gave it to students that wanted to use it; it is divided by topic and covers all of the major vocabulary words that could show up on the test
  5. Crash Course #37: Social Thinking (for 5th period that did not get to watch it on Wednesday - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6HLDV0T5Q8&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOPRKzVLY0jJY-uHOH9KVU6&index=37
  6. Class Notes (Social Psychology) - use the PPT provided to complete the notes
HOMEWORK: Group Behavior Reading Guide (Module 76) - I was unable to access the ebook for Myers for AP so you will need to use your own textbook and do as well as you can (pages 741-745); I will go over any answers that could not be found in the text on Tuesday

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  1. Key People Heads Up Review
  2. Important Studies Flash Cards (if you were absent, I will have your set available for you in class)
  3. Organize notebooks for Unit 9 (Social Psychology)
  4. ARTICLES: Asch Conformity and Milgram Obedience Experiments (read and annotate/highlight for both a social psych concepts and review of research methods/ethics)
  5. PsychSim5 Everybody's Doing It - Use the link to the Psych Textbook (you will be looking for the PsychSim in Unit XIV)
  6. Crash Course #37 Social Thinking (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6HLDV0T5Q8&index=37&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOPRKzVLY0jJY-uHOH9KVU6)
HOMEWORK: Unit 9 Key Terms and Examples (due by Monday 4/25)

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  1. Unit Plan discussion - only 3 weeks to the AP Exam!
  2. Review - Key People Heads Up!
  3. Review - Key Concepts for History, Approaches, and Research Methods (group rotations)
  4. Documentary: Stanford Prison Experiment (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb4Q20z0T1Q&nohtml5=False)
HOMEWORK: Reading Guide (Module 74 - Myers for AP)

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Unit Test Day!
 
No homework over Spring Break but come back ready to make the final push to the AP exam!

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  1. The Case Studies homework was collected and graded while students read and highlighted/annotated their notes on Therapies - pay careful attention to biomedical therapies and the drugs that are used for the different disorders.
  2. Students worked in group to review symptoms and diagnoses on their case studies. They divided the case studies within their groups, used the answer key to check their work, and then explained each case to the rest of their group to check for accuracy.
  3. PsychSim 5 - Mystery Therapist and Computer Therapist
  4. Grade Notebooks (5th period only - I will grade the 3rd period notebooks during the test on Thursday)
Unit Test Thursday - multiple choice only

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  1. Checked Key People Flashcards - make sure you are using your flashcards to review on a regular basis and bring them to class each period as we will review with them the first 10-15 minutes of each class from now until the AP test.
  2. Organize Notebooks with new review materials for Abnormal Behavior and Therapy
  3. Case Studies - students worked in partners to diagnose various case studies of psychological disorders (the case studies and the key are posted below)
HOMEWORK: Case Studies (students were given a new set of case studies to complete individually - we will check these on Tuesday); notebooks graded in class on Tuesday
 
Unit Test next Thursday - multiple choice only!
 

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  1. PsychSim5: Losing Touch with Reality - students used the textbook website to complete this review of schizophrenia (http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/myersap2e/default.asp#t_924621____)
  2. Organize Notebooks
  3. Crash Course Psychology #33: Eating and Body Dysmorphic Disorders (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMVyZ6Ax-74&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOPRKzVLY0jJY-uHOH9KVU6&index=33)
  4. Reading Guide: Other Disorders - Use the Myers for AP (Module 69) reading below to complete the last reading guide on different types of psychological disorders. On Friday we will focus on case studies that put in to practice what you have been learning.
  5. Crash Course  Psychology #34: Personality Disorders (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E1JiDFxFGk&index=34&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOPRKzVLY0jJY-uHOH9KVU6)
HOMEWORK: Finish Key People Flashcards (due Friday)

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  1. Organize Notebooks using the new Table of Contents and the handouts for schizophrenia.
  2. VIDEO: Crash Course Psychology #32
  3. Reading Guide (Schizophrenia) - the text for this assignment is posted below.
  4. Work on your Key People Flashcards that are due Friday.

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  1. Organize Notebooks using the new Table of Contents and the handouts for mood disorders.
  2. VIDEO: Crash Course Psychology #30
  3. Reading Guide (Mood Disorders) - the text for this assignment is posted below.
  4. Work on your Key People Flashcards that are due next Friday.

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  1. Organize Notebooks
  2. Crash Course Psychology #29 - OCD and Anxiety Disorders (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX7jnVXXG5o&index=29&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOPRKzVLY0jJY-uHOH9KVU6)
  3. Reading Guide: Anxiety Disorders, OCD, and PTSD - use the Myers for AP text posted below to complete the reading guide
  4. REVIEW PROJECT: Key People - in any remaining time, students should work on their key people notecards; the back of each card should have 5-10 words or phrases associates with each person 

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  1. FRQs were handed back and students had about 15 minutes to look at their incorrect responses from the multiple choice test.
  2. There are 2 more unit tests remaining. Students that take the AP test will not have to take a final exam (although some have asked to for practice).
  3. Introduction to Psychological Disorders - see PPT below to complete the class notes; we will organize notebooks for the new unit on Tuesday
HOMEWORK: PsychSim 5 - Mystery Client (http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/myersap2e/default.asp#t_924621____) - we are in the Unit 12 materials this time

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Test Day!
 
Personality Projects (including your mask) are due at the beginning of class on Friday - just click SUBMIT in Google Classroom to turn it in, you do NOT need to print it out.

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  1. http://intelligencetest.com/ - students completed this short intelligence test and used the results to complete the reflection in their notes
  2. Influences on Intelligence Class Notes - we finished up our study of intelligence by looking at genetic vs. environmental influences as well as differences in culture and gender (see PPT below)
  3. Graded Notebooks in Class
  4. Intelligence FRQ - any remaining time left in class was for students to work on their personality project
Multiple Choice test on Wednesday!

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  1. Assessing Intelligence - Class Notes (see PPT below)
  2. Battle of the Brains Video - we finished watching
Updated Schedule
Monday - finish intelligence notes, grade notebooks in class, Unit 7 FRQ
Wednesday - Unit 7 Multiple Choice Test, work on personality project
 
Personality Projects are due at the beginning of class on Friday 3/11

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  1. Organize Notebooks and Pass Back Papers
  2. Theories of Intelligence and Key Terms - students used the Myers for AP Module 60 reading to complete these two pages (see below)
  3. Rain Main Trailer and Clip - the character of Raymond in the movie is a portrayed as autistic and a savant; although this condition is rare in society, the movie is effective in bringing both conditions to a mass population; we watched the trailer and toothpick clip in order to encourage students to study the topic and/or movie in more depth. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlNwXuHUA8I) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqbXPfaN_VM)
  4. BBC Battle of the Brains Documentary - "Horizon takes seven people who are some of the highest flyers in their field - a musical prodigy, a quantum physicist, an artist, a dramatist, an RAF fighter pilot, a chess grandmaster and a Wall Street trader. Each is put through a series of tests to discover who is the most intelligent? The principle way that we measure intelligence, the IQ test, remains popular and convenient. Yet most psychologists agree that it only tells half the story... at most. Where they disagree is how to measure intelligence, for the simple reason that the experts still don't know exactly what it is." (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYexLjWY5KE)

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  1. Projective Tests of Personality - we reviewed the TAT and Rorschach tests as methods to assess personality; students were able to view and respond to the original Rorschach inkblots (see PPT below)
  2. Hand-Made Inkblots - using watercolors and paint, students created their own Rorschach-style inkblots; they experimented with different mediums and styles; in the end they took a picture of 1 or 2 that they will analyze as part of their project
  3. Personality Portfolio Project - we spent the rest of the class period in the computer lab getting a start on this project that can be accessed through Google Classroom; it is due at the beginning of class on Friday, March 11
    • 3rd Period Class Code:  u3eins
    • 5th Period Class Code:  w2zhcis

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  1. Crash Course #22: Measuring Personality (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUrV6oZ3zsk&index=22&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOPRKzVLY0jJY-uHOH9KVU6)
  2. Personality Theories - using the posters created in class on Thursday, students completed their notes on the five new personality theories as well as research methods and key people in the study of personality.
  3. Personality Descriptions Instructions - students were given an envelope and cut up papers in to small strips; they will be using these to ask 20+ people they know to write a one-word description of them which they will analyze as part of their personality mask write-up.
  4. Personality Review using Seinfeld's Soup Nazi - using the handout provided, students watched a series of clips related to the classic Soup Nazi scenes from Seinfeld; students that did not get to finish the analysis in class are encouraged to watch additional clips on You-Tube to help them with their analysis (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U49IjF4XyQg)
HOMEWORK: Personality Descriptions and Finish Soup Nazi Analysis

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  1. Organize Notebooks with all of the papers for the new unit.
  2. Crash Course #21 - Rorschach & Freudians (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUELAiHbCxc&index=21&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOPRKzVLY0jJY-uHOH9KVU6)
  3. Freud Notes - see attached PPT below
  4. Group Key Concept Posters - each group was assigned one of the main concepts from the unit to create a poster and worksheet which they will present to the class on Wednesday; their peers will complete the worksheet they create based on the information on their poster
HOMEWORK: Exploring the Self Reading Questions (use the text from Myers for AP posted below)

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  1. Peer Assessment of the FRQ we took last week - we graded this one in class so students could see the scoring guidelines and grading process for the AP exam; any FRQs that students wanted me to re-grade, I took care of separately.
  2. AP Score Estimate - using the College Board scoring estimate worksheet, students used their most recent scores to calculate the possible score they could earn on the AP exam; this should help students make an informed decision as payments for AP exams begin next week in the ASB office.
  3. Personality Tests - students took the Jung Typology Personality Test and then 1-2 other tests (I just had them Google personality test) so they could compare and discuss the variations among the tests and the reliability/validity of these types of assessments. The link for the Jung Typology Personality Test is listed below under the "Posts".
  4. Freud - Class Notes (we didn't get to this yet in period 5) - see the PPT below for the notes
HOMEWORK: Neo-Freudian and Psychodynamic Theories Reading Notes

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  1. Notebooks graded in class. I didn't get them finished over the weekend so we took 10 minutes to grade them in class. If you were absent or did not have your notebook, please get it to me by the end of the week!!
  2. "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch - Students watched this video which focused on "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams." Students completed a viewing guide asking them to reflect on the lessons learned from the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo#t
HOMEWORK: "The Last Lecture" Viewing Guide

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Test Day!!
 
Students have been working very hard between their scrapbook project and preparing for this test. No homework over the long weekend! Get some rest!!

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  1. Autism Spectrum Disorder Reading Questions - students used a "Close-Up" reading from the text to learn about this cognitive development disorder. To give the reading greater substance, students also watched an informative and interesting BBC video from a girl, Rosie, who has ASD.
  2. Social and Gender Development Group Reading - Each group divided the responsibility of these two topics with each person in the group becoming an "expert" on their topic and then teaching their peers. These topics show up consistently on AP practice exams so it was important for us to study them with some depth. Students answered the questions on their handouts as they completed their readings.
  3. Erikson and Kohlberg Practice Scenarios - if there was time remaining in class, students worked with their partners to identify the stages for each scenario in preparation for the type of questions they will be asked on the unit test (if we didn't get to this in class, students need to complete it on their own).
** Notebooks and scrapbook projects are due on Wednesday
** Unit 6 Test on Wednesday (review materials were given out today in class)
 
HOMEWORK: Finish your notebook and project; study for the test

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  1. Students had the first 15 minutes to finish the research on their Physical Development Chart. They had a chance to compare their research with the others in their group to check for consistency.
  2. Playing the Piaget Way - students worked with their group to complete this chart that asked them to analyze different scenarios and identify which of Piaget's stages were identified. The key is provided below if you need to check your answers.
  3. Brain Games: Battle of the Ages - students completed their comparison chart while watching the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQaLkHHc584
  4. Crash Course Psychology: Adolescence - This video reviewed the final stages of Erickson's psychosocial development theory  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzyXGUCngoU&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOPRKzVLY0jJY-uHOH9KVU6&index=20
  5. The Wild World of a Teen Brain - this was homework if students didn't finish it in class; use the article posted on this site
** The next L3 Assessment will be next Wednesday 2/10. This will be 100 MC questions and 1 FRQ. It will be cumulative from the beginning of the school year.
** Scrapbook Projects and Notebooks will be collected on Wednesday 2/10
 
HOMEWORK: Finish "The Wild World of a Teen Brain" Questions and work on your scrapbook projects

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  1. Organize Notebooks
  2. Class Notes - Research Methods in Developmental Psychology (see PPT attached below)
  3. Class Notes - Conception and Gestation (see PPT below) - students also watched a couple of videos regarding current issues in prenatal/child development
  4. PsychSim5: Conception to Birth (students completed this using the textbook resources posted online - Unit 9)
  5. Physical Development Chart - research key characteristics of development at each of the stages listed in the chart
** The next L3 Assessment will be next Wednesday 2/10. This will be 100 MC questions and 1 FRQ. It will be cumulative from the beginning of the school year.
** Scrapbook Projects and Notebooks will be collected on Wednesday 2/10
 
HOMEWORK: Work on scrapbook project and finish Physical Development Chart

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I apologize for being out today. I have come down with a fever and just wasn't able to make it in to introduce the new unit.
 
In class today, students completed a series of three handouts/charts that introduced them to the main components of the developmental psychology unit. They used the computers to first look at their own perceptions of growth and aging, and then analyzed that same topic through the theories of Piaget and Erickson.
 
HOMEWORK: Make sure you have at least the first 2 pages complete by Tuesday.

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Test Day!! After 20 minutes of stress-relief activities, students took the Unit 5 test. At the end of the period, I passed out the at-home project they will be completing over the next two weeks for the Development Unit.
 
HOMEWORK: None

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  1. Organize Notebooks - I gave students a review for Wednesday's test (50 questions and 1 FRQ). I borrowed the review of key terms from another teacher and added in some additional review material from other sources. See the Table of Contents below for where to put everything. I'm also including the links for the Crash Course videos related to this unit.
  2. Motivation Overview - since I was out last week, I lectured for a good portion of the class on the key elements of motivation including hunger, sex, and social motivation. We watched several video clips (links are below) related to motivation and eating disorders. Students had already taken notes on most of this overview but they added in the section on sexual motivation.
  3. Stress Research and Relief - Students spent the remainder of class studying the Stress in America survey by the APA and researching recommended methods to relieve stress.
HOMEWORK: Study for the Unit 5 Test; finish any work that is incomplete in your notebook for this unit.
 

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  1. Hunger Motivation Class Notes and Research Findings - Students read the Minnesota Starvation Experiment article on the psychology of hunger before taking class notes. We also watched a short video about the Half Ton Man as part of our discussion of obesity. The link to the full video is listed here (we watched about 15 minutes of it): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb8lP7_FCys
  2. Sexual Motivation Research Findings - during the remainder of class, students read two articles on the research findings of Alfred Kinsey and William Masters/Virginia Johnson. Instructions were to summarize their reading on page 12 of their notebook. We will continue the discussion of sexual motivation on Monday.
HOMEWORK: Stress Reading Guide (Module 41)
 

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  • Motivational Concepts Reading Guide (Module 37) - the textbook pages you need to complete this are in the files below. Tape these pages to the next two pages in your notebook. 
  • PsychSim 5 Packet - use the link here or on my main page to get to the textbook site. You need to go to Unit 8 to get to the correct PsychSims. (http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/myersap2e/default.asp#t_924621____) Turn this in by the end of the period if possible.
  • If you finish both of those assignments, you can begin the homework during class.
HOMEWORK: Reflecting on Your Own Motivations (due on Thursday)

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  1. Organize Notebooks - using the handouts below, students organized their notebooks for this short unit and we reviewed the planned calendar.
  2. Emotion Class Notes - students used the laptops to research the five emotional theories that have developed since the late 1880s. We watched the Crash Course video on emotion before continuing with the class notes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAMbkJk6gnE&index=25&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOPRKzVLY0jJY-uHOH9KVU6
HOMEWORK: Expressed Emotions Reading Guide (Module 39)
 

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Unfortunately, I was out today due to a sick child. The good news was that the activity the students did was right in line with what we are studying this unit. During class they watched Disney's Inside Out and completed a viewing guide which asked them to analyze the movie based on emotional theories and connect it to past learning. As this is a newer movie, I do not have a link. Students watched the DVD in class. If you were absent, and do not have access to the movie, let me know and you can borrow my DVD.
 
HOMEWORK: None